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Airway Scope To Find And Seal An Air Leak

Virginia rates for HCPCS 31634

A scope is passed into the airways and a balloon is inflated in one branch at a time to work out which part of the lung is leaking air into the chest. Once the leaking branch is identified, a sealing substance such as surgical glue may be injected to close it. It is used for a persistent air leak that has not settled with a chest drain alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Airway Scope To Find And Seal An Air Leak cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $7,079.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $219 to $10,965Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $4,169
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $2,239

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$17,782.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Virginia· 30th of 50

$3,236

IN $20,417WV $1,413

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.